Syracuse
(Italian: Provincia di Siracusa) is a
province in the autonomous island region
of Sicily in Italy. Its capital is the
city of Syracuse. It has an area of
2,109 km˛, and a total population of
396,167 (2001). Syracuse has 18% of the
Sicilian population and 18.2% of
Sicily's area. It is bordered on the
north and north-west by the Province of
Catania and on the west by the Province
of Ragusa. |